0800-0815 Administrative Announcements and Road Map of the
Seminar
0815-0835 Welcoming Remarks by General Peter Pace, USMC, Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command, along with Dr. William E. Bertrand and Dr. Thomas J. Mason, Co-Directors, CDMHA
0835-0900 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “An Executive Perspective on Disaster SOUTHCOM’s Recent Experience in Disaster Response.” General Pace, USMC
0900-0915 SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Mark Schlakman, Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for the Americas, The White House. "Promoting Economic Development Through Disaster Preparedness."
0900-1200 KEYNOTE PANEL: “U.S. Organizational Response to
Disasters: A Multi-Agency Perspective” Dr.
Bertrand, moderator
0900-0920 “The Evolving Role of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in the Region.” Approaches to Improved Coordination in the Region. Mr. Richard Ragan, Deputy Assistant Administrator, BHR, USAID
0920-0940 “U.S. Government Policies and Politics: Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance in the Region.” U.S. Response System and Role of the Interagency and U.S. National Policy in Foreign Disaster Response (PDD-56). Mr. John Christiansen, DASD PK/HA
0940-1000 “The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.” FEMA’s Role in Disaster Management in the Region. Mr. George D. Haddow, Deputy Chief of Staff, FEMA
1000-1020 Break
1020-1200
Open
Panel Discussion
Dr. Bertrand, moderator
John
Christiansen
Richard Ragan
George Haddow
Mark Schlakman
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1700 SPECIAL TOPICS PANEL: “Building Unity of Effort with the International Community” Oliver Davidson, moderator
1300-1330 “The Importance of the Host Nation, International, Bilateral Government, and Non-Government Civilian Organizations in Disaster Management.” Overview of the Disaster Management System in the Region. Mr. James R. Kunder, Adjunct Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses
1330-1400 “Health Coordination: A Bridge Between the UN and Inter-American Systems.” PAHO’s Role in Coordinating International Humanitarian Assistance in the Americas. Dr. Luis Jorge Perez, Regional Advisor, Emergency Preparedness Program, PAHO
1400-1500 “The Coordination of the International Response System to Natural Disasters.” Mr. Arjun Katoch, Chief of the Field Coordination Support Unit (FCSU), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva
1500-1520 Break
1520-1545 “The UN and its Role in Crisis Management and Natural Disaster Response in the AOR.” Identifing mechanisms for Improved Coordination in Region. Mr. Ricardo Tichauer, UN Resident Coordinator, Venezuela
1545-1615 “Role of the Private Commercial Sector.” Focus on Attitudes and Breakdown the Barriers Between Business Owners and Both Civilian and Military Government Officials. Mr. Oliver Davidson, Private - Public Partnerships for Disaster Reduction Counterpart International (an NGO)
1615-1700 Open Panel Discussion
Oliver Davidson, moderator
Dr. Perez
Jim Kunder
Arjun Katoch
Ricardo Tichauer
1800-1930 No-host Icebreaker for all attendants at hotel
0830-0835
Administrative
Remarks
0835-0900 “The INTERHANDS Training
Program.” Understanding the Importance
of Operational Level Training and Instruction in Natural Disaster Response for
Planners and Operators. Dr. Bill
Bertrand,
Co-director, CDMHA, Tulane University
0900-1130 SPECIAL TOPICS PANEL: “International and U.S. Civil Military
Cooperation.” Dr. Mason, moderator
0900-0930 “International Perspective on
Civil-Military Cooperation.” Lessons Learned in the Establishment of the
Canadian DART including Cooperation/Training with NGOs and Interagency
Cooperation.
LTC Bill
Schultz, Canadian Forces Liaison Officer, Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC)
0930-1010 “The
Use of CMO in Natural Disaster Settings.”
BG
Michael W. Beasely, USAR, DCG, USACAPOC
1010-1030 Break
1030-1130 Open Panel Discussion Dr. Mason, moderator
Mr. Christiansen
BG Beasely
LTC
Bill Schultz
1130-1230
Lunch
1230-1500 SPECIAL TOPICS PANEL: “Health Issues and SOUTHCOM Involvement in
Disaster Response” Colonel Stephen L. Jones, SOUTHCOM Surgeon General,
moderator
1230-1250 “PAHO’s Leadership Role in
Promoting Disaster Reduction in the Americas.”
Strengthening the Local Response Capacity in the Health Sector and Civil
Society in the Face of Disasters. Dr.
Perez, PAHO
1250-1315 “CARE USA and its Activities in the AOR” The Organizing and Implementing of Emergency Response Activities in Humanitarian Crisis Situations. Mr. Bob Macpherson, Assistant Director, CARE USA Emergency Group
1315-1345
SOUTHCOM’s Role and
Responsibilities in FHA/DR.” Theater Engagement Plan and Disaster Preparedness
Strategy.
Captain
Randy Robb, USN, Vice Director, SCJ3
1345-1400 Break
1400-1500
Open
Panel Discussion Colonel
Jones, moderator
BG Beasely
Dr. Perez
Captain Robb
LTC Schultz
1500-1530
Evaluation
and Overall Program Critique
1530-1615 Conference Wrap-up and Administrative Remarks.
General
Pace, Dr. Bertrand, Dr. Mason